THE RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2012 

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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
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CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

SECTIONS 

1.  Short title and commencement. 
2.  Declaration of Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development as an institution of national 

importance. 
3.  Definitions. 

RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 

CHAPTER II 

4.  Incorporation of Institute. 
5.  Effect of establishment of Institute. 
6.  Objects of Institute. 
7.  Functions of Institute. 
8.  Institute to be open to all races, creeds, gender and classes. 
9.  Teaching at Institute. 
10.  Visitor. 

CHAPTER III 

AUTHORITIES OF THE INSTITUTE 

11.  Authorities of Institute. 
12.  Establishment of Executive Council. 
13.  Terms of office of, vacancies among, and allowances payable to members of Executive Council. 
14.  Meetings of Executive Council. 
15.  Powers and functions of Executive Council. 
16.  Academic Council. 
17.  Functions of Academic Council. 
18.  Finance Committee. 
19.  Functions of Finance Committee. 
20.  Other authorities. 

CHAPTER IV 

OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTE 

21.  Officers of Institute. 
22.  Director. 
23.  Registrar. 
24.  Other officers. 

CHAPTER V 

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 

25.  Grants by Central Government. 
26.  Fund of Institute. 

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SECTIONS 

27. Endowment to other funds. 
28. Accounts and audit. 
29. Pension and provident fund. 
30. Appointment of staff of Institute. 
31. Power to make Statutes. 
32. Statutes how to be made. 
33. Power to make Ordinances. 
34. Ordinances how to be made. 
35. Conduct of business by authorities of Institute. 
36. Tribunal of Arbitration. 

CHAPTER VI 

MISCELLANEOUS 

37. Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies. 
38. Grant of degrees, etc., by Institute. 
39. Sponsored schemes. 
40. Meetings of Academic Council and Finance Committee. 
41. Power of Central Government to give directions to Institute. 
42. Protection action taken in good faith. 
43. Power to make rules. 
44.  Statutes,  Ordinances  notifications  to  be  published  in  Official  Gazette  and  to  be  laid  before 

Parliament. 

45. Power to remove difficulties. 
46. Transitional provisions. 

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THE RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2012 

ACT NO. 35 OF 2012 

[30th August, 2012.] 

An  Act  to  declare  the  institution  known  as  the  Rajiv  Gandhi  National  Institute  of  Youth 
Development, to be an institution of national importance and to provide for its incorporation 
and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

CHAPTER I 

PRELIMINARY 

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute 

of Youth Development Act, 2012.  

(2)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date1  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2.  Declaration  of  Rajiv  Gandhi  National  Institute  of  Youth  Development  as  an  institution  of 
national  importance.—Whereas  the  objects  of  the  institution  known  as  the  Rajiv  Gandhi  National 
Institute of Youth Development are such as to make the institution one of national importance, it is hereby 
declared  that  the  institution  known  as  the  Rajiv  Gandhi  National  Institute  of  Youth  Development  is an 
institution of national importance. 

3. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— 

(a) “Academic Council” means the Academic Council of the Institute; 

(b) “appointed day” means the date appointed under sub-section (2) of section 1 for coming into 

force of this Act; 

(c)  “Chairperson”  means  a  Chairperson  to  the  Executive  Council  referred  to  in  clause (a)  of               

sub-section (2) of section 12; 

(d) “Director” means the Director of the Institute referred to in clause (a) of section 21; 

(e)  “Executive  Council”  means  the  Executive  Council  of  the  Institute  established  under                

section 12; 

(f)  “existing  Institute”  means  the  Rajiv  Gandhi  National  Institute  of  Youth  Development, 
Sriperumbudur, established under the provisions of the Society Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) 
and declared as deemed to be a University under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 
1956 (3 of 1956), and which is in existence immediately before the commencement of this Act;  

(g) “Fund” means the fund of the Institute to be maintained under section 26; 

(h)  “Institute”  means  the  Rajiv  Gandhi  National  Institute  of  Youth  Development  incorporated 

under section 4; 

(i) “notification” means the notification published in the Official Gazette; 

(j) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 

(k) “Registrar” means the Registrar of the Institute referred to in section 23; 

(l) “Statutes” and “Ordinances” mean the Statutes and Ordinances of the Institute made under this 

Act. 

1.19th  November,  2012,  vide  notification  No.  S.O.  2747(E),  dated  19th  November,  2012,  see  Gazette  of  India, 

Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii). 

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RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 

CHAPTER II 

4. Incorporation of Institute.—(1) The Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development shall 
be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions 
of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract, and shall, by that name, sue and be 
sued.  

(2) The first Chairperson, the first Director and the first members of the Executive Council and the 
Academic Council, and all persons who may hereafter become such officers or members, so long as they 
continue to hold such office or membership, shall constitute the Institute.  

(3)  The  headquarters  of  the  Institute  shall  be  in  the  district  of  Kanchipuram,  in  the  State  of            

Tamil Nadu. 

(4) The Institute may establish and maintain centres at such other places in India as it may deem fit. 

5.  Effect  of  establishment  of  Institute.—On  and  from  the  appointed  day  and  subject  to  other 

provisions of this Act,— 

 (a) any reference to the existing Institute in any contract or other instrument shall be deemed as a 

reference to the Institute; 

(b) all property, movable and immovable, of or belonging to the existing Institute shall vest in the 

Institute; 

(c) all rights and liabilities of the existing Institute shall be transferred to, and be the rights and 

liabilities of, the Institute; and 

(d) every person employed by the existing Institute immediately before the appointed day shall 
hold office or service in the Institute by the same tenure, at the same remuneration and upon the same 
terms and conditions and with the same rights and privileges as to pension, leave, gratuity, provident 
fund  and  other  matters  as  he  would  have  held  the  same  if  this  Act  had  not  been  passed,  and  shall 
continue  to  do  so unless  and  until  his employment  is  terminated  or  until such  tenure,  remuneration 
and terms and conditions are duly altered by the Statutes: 

Provided that if the alteration so made is not acceptable to such employee, his employment may be 
terminated  by  the  Institute  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  the  contract  with  the  employee  or,  if  no 
provision is made therein in this behalf, on payment to him by the Institute a compensation equivalent to 
three months' remuneration in the case of permanent employees and one month's remuneration in the case 
of other employees. 

6. Objects of Institute.—The objects of the Institute shall be,— 

 (a)  to  evolve  and  achieve  an  integrated  approach  to  youth  development  for  preparing  and 

empowering the youth for the future, by— 

 (i) providing action oriented research inputs for policy formulation; 

(ii) implementation of policy through extension and other programmes;  

(iii)  promoting  assessment  and  impact  study  and  conducting  teaching,  training  and  other 

academic programmes; 

 (b)  to  set  up  advanced  National  Youth  Resource  Centre  commensurate  with  the  international 
standards  to  provide  for  comprehensive  and  scientifically  analysed  data  on  all  youth-related  issues 
and matters, with adequate library facility, documentation and publication; 

(c) to provide for research and development and dissemination of knowledge through extension 

and outreach programmes;  

(d)  to  act  as  a  nodal  agency  for  capacity  building  of  stakeholders  including  youth  bodies, 

organisations and agencies relating to youth; 

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 (e) to empower youth to participate in inclusive development and nation building; 

 (f)  to  evolve  as  an  institute  of  advanced  study  in  the  field  of  youth  and  to  develop  such 

professional excellence as may be required for the purpose; 

 (g)  to  provide  for  higher  education  in  the  field  of  youth  development  through  employment-

oriented and inter-disciplinary courses at the post graduate level. 

7.  Functions  of  Institute.—(1)  Without  prejudice  to  the  provisions  contained  in  section  6,  the 

Institute shall,— 

 (a) develop a “think tank” by way of carrying out policy research, evaluation and impact analysis 

on youth programmes and issues of contemporary and future relevance;  

(b) function as a repository of knowledge pertaining to data on youth; 

(c) develop documentation, information and publication services for youth training and extension;  

(d)  provide  technical  advice  and  consultancy  for  formulation  of  youth  related  policy  and 

promotion of youth programme;  

(e)  build  the  professional  capacity  of  youth  organisations,  both  in  Government  and  voluntary 

sector; 

 (f) design, develop and conduct appropriate training and orientation programmes;  

(g) conduct seminars, workshops and conferences on issues relating to youth;  

(h) set up centres for dissemination of academic and training programmes; 

(i)  collaborate  with  national  and  international  university,  centres,  institutes  and  such  other 

agencies relating to youth training and youth development;  

(j) establish programmes of study and research and to provide for instruction in such branches of 

study as the institute deems appropriate;  

(k)  award,  subject  to  such  conditions  as  the  Institute  may  determine,  degrees,  diplomas, 

certificates or other academic distinctions or titles at various academic levels; 

 (l)  confer  honorary  degrees  or  other  distinction  awards,  fellowships,  scholarships,  prizes  and 

medals;  

(m) determine, demand and receive fees and other charges for its courses, programmes and other 

matters; 

(n) conduct and coordinate projects and studies relating to youth sponsored by the Government of 

India and other developmental agencies; 

(o) create with the prior approval of the Central Government, academic, technical, administrative, 
managerial  and  other  posts  in  the  Institute  and  make  appointments  thereto  in  accordance  with  the 
rules and regulations of the Institute;  

(p) regulate the conduct of the affairs of the Institute;  

(q)  supervise  and  control  the  discipline  of  all  categories  of  employees  and  students  of  the 

Institute; 

 (r) purchase, hire, lease, exchange or acquire property, movable or immovable and to construct, 

alter and maintain any building or buildings as may be necessary; 

(s)  set  up  distance  learning  or  education  centres,  in  collaboration  with  Open  Universities,  to 
provide access to the aspiring young professionals enabling them to take up a career in the field of 
youth development; 

 (t) establish, maintain and manage halls of residences and hostels for students; 

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 (u) lay down conditions of service including a code of conduct for teachers and other categories 

of employees;  

(v)  supervise,  control  and  regulate  the  discipline  of  students  of  the  Institute  and  to  make 

arrangements for promoting their health and general welfare; 

(w)  coordinate  student  exchange  programmes  with  reputed  International  Youth  Development 

Institutions;  

(x) undertake, assist and promote all such activities conducive or incidental to the attainment of 

the objectives.  

(2)  The  Institute  may  receive  gifts,  grants,  donations  or  benefactions  from  the  Government  and  to 
receive bequests, donations and transfers of movable or immovable properties from the testators, donors 
or transferors, as the case may be.  

(3)  The  Institute  may  enter  into  agreements  with  international  organisations,  institutions  and 
universities  to  broaden  the  scope  of  the  youth  work  and  to  facilitate  knowledge  development  and 
participatory learning. 

8. Institute to be open to all races, creeds, gender and classes.—(1) The Institute shall be open to 
persons of either sex and of whatever race, creed, caste or class, physical ability, and no test or condition 
shall  be  imposed  as  to  religious  belief  or  profession  in  admitting  students,  appointing  teachers  or 
employees or in any other connection whatsoever.  

(2) No bequest, donation or transfer of any property shall  be accepted by the Institute which in the 
opinion  of the  Executive Council involves  conditions  or  obligations  opposed  to  the  spirit  and  object  of 
this section. 

9.  Teaching  at  Institute.—All  teaching  and  other  academic  activities  at  the  Institute  shall  be 
conducted by or in the name of the Institute in accordance with the Statutes and Ordinances made in this 
behalf. 

10. Visitor.—(1) The President of India shall be the Visitor of the Institute: 

 Provided that the President may, by order, nominate any person to be the Visitor and such person so 
nominated shall hold office for such term, not exceeding five years as may be specified in the order and 
the person so nominated shall exercise the powers and discharge duties of the Visitor. 

 (2) The Visitor may, from time to time, appoint one or more persons to review the work and progress 
of the Institute and to hold inquiries into the affairs thereof and to report thereon in such manner as the 
Visitor may direct.  

(3) Upon receipt of any such report, the Visitor may take such action and issue such directions as he 
considers  necessary  in  respect  of  any  of  the  matters  dealt  with  in  the  report  and  the  Institute  shall  be 
bound to comply with such directions within reasonable time. 

CHAPTER III 

AUTHORITIES OF THE INSTITUTE 

11. Authorities of Institute.—The Institute shall consist of the following authorities, namely:— 

(a) the Executive Council; 

(b) the Academic Council; and  

(c) such other authorities as may be declared by the Statutes to be the authorities of the Institute. 

12.  Establishment  of  Executive  Council.—(1)  With  effect  from  such  date  as  the  Central 
Government may, by notification, appoint in this behalf, there shall be established for the purpose of this 
Act, a central body to be called as the Executive Council.  

(2) The Executive Council shall consist of the following members, namely:— 

 (a) an eminent person of academic repute to be nominated by the Visitor—Chairperson;  

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(b) an eminent person in the field of Youth Development to be nominated by the Visitor—Vice-

Chairperson;  

(c)  Secretary,  Department  of  Youth  Affairs,  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports—ex  officio 

Member; 

(d)  Joint  Secretary,  Department  of  Youth  Affairs,  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports—ex 

officio Member;  

(e) Director, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development—ex officio Member;  

(f) Professor from Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development on rotation—Member; 

(g) one eminent sports personality to be nominated by the Central Government—Member;  

(h)  one  Head  from  an  Academic  Institution  to  be  nominated  by  the  Central  Government—

Member;  

(i)  one  representative  from  the  industry  to  be  nominated  by  the  Central  Government  from  the 
Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry or Confederation of Indian Industry by the 
Central Government—Member;  

(j) the Registrar, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development—Member-Secretary. 

(3) While nominating the members of the Executive Council under sub-section (2) due representation 
shall  be  given  to  women,  different  regions  of  the  country,  and  weaker  sections  of  the  community  and 
differently abled persons. 

13.  Terms  of  office  of,  vacancies  among,  and  allowances  payable  to  members  of  Executive 
Council.—(1) The term of office of every member of the Executive Council shall be for a period of three 
years from the date of his nomination:  

Provided that the term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office 

by virtue of which he is a member.  

(2) The term of office of a member nominated to fill a casual vacancy shall be for the remainder of 

the term of the member in whose place he has been nominated. 

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, an out-going member shall, unless the Central 
Government otherwise directs, continue in office until another person is nominated as a member in his 
place or until the expiry of one year, whichever is earlier.  

(4)  The  members  of  the  Executive  Council,  other  than  ex  officio  members,  shall  be  paid  such 

travelling and other allowances as may be provided by the Statutes. 

14. Meetings of Executive Council.—(1) The Chairperson shall ordinarily preside at the meetings of 

the Executive Council and at the Convocation of the Institute: 

 Provided  that,  in  his  absence,  the  Vice-Chairperson  of  the  Executive  Council  shall  preside  at  the 

meetings of the Executive Council.  

(2) It shall be the duty of the Chairperson to ensure that the decisions taken by the Executive Council 

are implemented.  

(3) The Chairperson shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as are assigned to 

him by this Act.  

(4) The Executive Council shall meet at least four times in a year and follow such procedure, in its 

meetings (including quorum at such meetings) as may be provided by the Statutes. 

15.  Powers  and  functions  of  Executive  Council.—(1)  Subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  the 
Executive  Council  shall  be  responsible  for  the  general  superintendence,  direction  and  control  of  the 
affairs of the Institute and shall also exercise the powers of the Institute not otherwise provided for by this 
Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances, and shall have the power to review the acts of the Academic Council 
and Finance Committee. 

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 (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Executive Council shall— 

 (a)  take  decisions  on  questions  of  policy  relating  to  the  administration  and  working  of  the 

Institute; 

(b) lay down policy regarding the duration of the courses, nomenclature of the degrees and other 

distinctions to be conferred by the Institute; 

(c)  institute  courses  of  study  and  lay  down  standards  of  proficiency  and  other  academic 

distinctions in respect of the courses offered by the Institute;  

(d)  lay  down,  with  prior  approval  of  the  Central  Government,  the  policy  regarding  the  cadre 
structure,  qualification,  the  method  of  recruitment  and  conditions  of  service  of  the  teaching  and 
research faculty as well as other employees of the Institute;  

(e) guide resource mobililsation of the Institute and to lay down policies for utilisation;  

(f) consider and approve proposals for taking loans for purposes of the Institute with or without 

the security of the property of the Institute; 

 (g) make Statutes and to alter, modify or rescind the same; 

 (h) consider and pass resolutions on annual report, annual accounts and the budget estimates of 
the Institutes for the next financial year as it thinks fit together with a statement of its development 
plans; and  

(i)  do  all  such  things,  not  specifically  covered  under  clauses  (a)  to  (h),  as  may  be  necessary, 

incidental or conductive to the attainment of all or any of the powers under this section.  

(3) The Executive Council shall have the power to appoint such committees as it considers necessary 

for the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this Act.  

(4) The Executive Council may, by a specific resolution to this effect, delegate any of its powers and 
duties to the Chairperson, Director, any officer or any authority of the Institute subject to reserving the 
right to review the action that may be taken under such delegated authority. 

16.  Academic  Council.—(1)  The  Academic  Council  shall  be  the  principal  academic  body  of  the 
Institute and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances, co-ordinate and 
exercise general supervision over the academic policies of the Institute.  

(2) The Academic Council shall consist of the following, namely:— 

 (a) Director-Chairman ex officio; 

(b)  one  head  of  an  academic  institution  of  national  importance  to  be  nominated  by  the 

Chairperson;  

(c)  one  Director  from  any  of  the  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  or  the  Indian  Institute  of 

Management to be nominated by the Chairperson;  

(d) Member in-charge of Youth Affairs in the Planning Commission of India ex officio; 

 (e)  one  person  from  any  international  non-governmental  organisation  working  in  India  in  the 

field of youth work to be nominated by the Chairperson; 

(f)  two  representatives  from  the  non-governmental  industrial  sector  to  be  nominated  by  the 

Chairperson; 

(g) one Professor from the Institute, on rotation basis;  

(h)  Director  of  the  Lal  Bahadur  Shastri  National  Academy  of  Administration,  Mussorie,                       

ex officio; 

 (i)  two  persons  from  non-governmental  organisations  working  in  the  field  of  youth  and 
adolescent  development  out  of  whom  one  person  shall  be  from  the  north-eastern  region,  to  be 
nominated by the Chairperson; 

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(j) two students of the Institute out of whom one student shall be female;  

(k)  three  eminent  academicians  from  among  the  fields  of  Social  Science,  Health  Science, 
Agricultural Science, Skill Development, Management and Law to be nominated by the Chairperson; 

 (l) one woman representative from the International Development Organisation to be nominated 

by the Chairperson;  

(m) an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India dealing with the 

affairs of the Institute in the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, ex officio.  

(3) The term of office of members of the Academic Council and its powers shall be such as may be 

provided by the Statutes. 

 (4)  While  nominating  the  members  of  the  Academic  Council  due  representation  shall  be  given  to 
women (by including at least four women), from different regions of the country, weaker sections of the 
community and differently abled persons. 

17.  Functions  of  Academic  Council.—Subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  the  Statutes  and  the 
Ordinances, the Academic Council shall have the control and general regulation, and be responsible for 
the framing of the Ordinances, maintenance of standards of instruction, education and examination in the 
Institute  and  shall  exercise  such  other  powers  and  perform  such  other  duties  as  may  be  conferred  or 
imposed upon it by the Statutes. 

18. Finance Committee.—(1) There shall be a Finance Committee of the Institute which shall be the 

principal financial body of the Institute.  

(2) The Finance Committee shall consist of the following, namely:— 

(a) Director-Presiding Officer of the Finance Committee;  

(b) Joint Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports; 

(c) Registrar of the Institute;  

(d) one Professor of the Institute on rotation basis, as may be nominated by the Chairperson;  

(e) one Member from the Executive Council to be nominated by the Chairperson;  

(f)  Joint  Secretary  in  the  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports  dealing  with  the  affairs  of  the 

Institute; 

(g) the Finance Officer of the Institute—Member-Secretary.  

(3) The term of office of members of the Finance Committee and its powers shall be such as may be 

provided by the Statutes.  

(4)  While  nominating  the  members  of  the  Academic  Council  due  representation  shall  be  given  to 
women, different regions of the country, weaker sections of the community and differently abled persons. 

19.  Functions  of  Finance  Committee.—The  Finance  Committee  shall  perform  the  following 

functions, namely:— 

(a) to scrutinise the accounts and budget estimates of the Institute and to make recommendations 

to the Executive Council;  

(b) to scrutinise the proposals for new expenditure on account of major works on purchases;  

(c) to scrutinise re-appropriation statements and audit notes and make recommendations thereon 

to the Executive Council;  

(d) to review the finances of the Institute from time to time and have concurrent audit conducted 

whenever necessary; and  

(e)  to  give  advice  and  make  recommendations  to  the  Executive  Council  on  any  financial 

questions affecting the affairs of the Institute. 

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20. Other authorities.—The constitution, powers and functions of the other authorities, as may be 
declared by the Statutes to be authorities of the Institute, shall be such as may be provided by the Statutes. 

21. Officers of Institute.—The Institute shall consist of the following officers, namely:— 

CHAPTER IV 

OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTE 

 (a) the Director; 

 (b) the Registrar; and 

 (c) such other officers as may be declared by the Statutes to be the officers of the Institute. 

22. Director.—(1) The Director of the Institute shall be appointed by the Visitor for a period of three 
years in the manner specified in sub-sections (2) and (3) on such terms and conditions of service as may 
be provided by the Statutes: 

Provided  that  the  first  Director  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Central  Government  on  such  terms  and 

conditions as it deems fit, for a period not exceeding six months from the appointed day.  

(2)  The  Director  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Visitor  from  a  panel  of  three  persons  with  outstanding 
academic qualifications as recommended by a Search Committee constituted by the Central Government 
for that purpose.  

(3) The Search Committee referred to in sub-section (2) shall consist of three members, one each to 

be nominated by the Executive Council, the Central Government and the Visitor.  

(4)  The  Director  shall  be  the  principal  academic  and  executive  officer  of  the  Institute  and  shall  be 
responsible for the proper administration and academic performance of the Institute and for imparting of 
instruction and maintenance of discipline therein. 

 (5)  The  Director  shall  submit  annual  report  and  audited  accounts  of  the  Institute  to  the  Executive 
Council and the Central Government and the Central  Government shall thereupon cause the same to be 
laid before each House of Parliament. 

 (6) The Director shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned 

to him by the Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances. 

23.  Registrar.—(1)  The  Registrar  of  the  Institute  shall  be  appointed  in  such  manner  and  on  such 
terms and conditions as may be provided by the Statutes and shall be the custodian of records, common 
seal,  the  funds  of  the  Institute  and  such  other  property  of  the  Institute  as  the  Executive  Council  shall 
commit to his charge. 

(2) The Registrar shall act as the Member-Secretary of the Executive Council, the Academic Council 

and such committees as may be provided by the Statutes. 

 (3) The Registrar shall be responsible to the Director for the proper discharge of his functions. 

 (4) The Registrar shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be assigned 

to him by this Act, the Statutes or by the Director. 

24.  Other  officers.—The  manner  of  appointment,  emoluments,  powers  and  duties  of  the  other 

officers of the Institute shall be such as may be provided by the Statutes. 

CHAPTER V 

FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT 

25. Grants by Central Government.—The Central Government may, after due appropriation made 
by Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the Institute in each financial year such sums of money and in 
such manner as it may think fit for being utilised for the purposes of this Act. 

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26. Fund of Institute.—(1) The Institute shall maintain a Fund to which shall be credited— 

 (a) all monies provided by the Central Government; 

(b) all fees and other charges levied and collected by the Institute; 

(c) all monies received by the Institute by way of grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests 

or transfers; and  

(d) all monies received by the Institute in any other manner or from any other source.  

(2) All monies credited to the Fund shall be deposited in such banks or invested in such manner as 

may be decided by the Executive Council.  

(3)  The  Fund  shall  be  applied  towards  meeting  the  expenses  of  the  Institute  including  expenses 

incurred in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its duties under this Act. 

27. Endowment or other funds.—Without prejudice to the provisions contained in section 26, the 

Institute may,— 

 (a) set up an endowment fund with an amount of one hundred crore rupees to be maintained in 

the Public Account and any other fund for a specified purpose; and 

 (b) transfer monies from its fund to the endowment fund or any other fund. 

28. Accounts and audit.—(1) The Institute shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records 
and  prepare  an  annual  statement  of  accounts,  including  the  balance  sheet,  in  such  form  as  may  be 
prescribed by the Central Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. 

 (2)  The  accounts  of  the  Institute  shall  be  audited  by  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor-General  of 
India and any expenditure incurred by him in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Institute 
to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.  

(3) The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and any person appointed by him in connection 
with  the  audit  of  the  accounts  of  the  Institute  shall  have  the  same  rights,  privileges  and  authority  in 
connection with such audit  as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has in connection with the 
audit  of  the  Government  accounts,  and,  in  particular,  shall  have  the  right  to  demand  the  production  of 
books,  accounts,  connected  vouchers  and  other  documents  and  papers  and  to  inspect  the  offices  of  the 
Institute.  

(4) The accounts of the Institute as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or 
any other person appointed by him in this behalf together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded 
annually to the Central Government and the Central Government shall cause the same to be laid before 
each House of Parliament. 

29. Pension and provident fund.—(1) The Institute shall constitute for the benefits of its employees, 
including  the  Director,  such  pension,  insurance  and  provident fund  scheme  as  it  may  deem  fit,  in  such 
manner and subject to such conditions as may be provided by the Statutes. 

(2) Where any such provident fund has been so constituted, the Central Government may declare that 
the  provisions  of  the  Provident  Funds  Act,  1925  (19  of  1925)  shall  apply  to  such  fund  as  if  it  were  a 
Government Provident Fund. 

30. Appointment of staff of Institute.—All appointments of the staff of the Institute, except that of 
the Director, shall be made with the prior approval of the Central Government and in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in the Statutes,— 

(a)  by  the  Executive  Council,  if  the  appointment  is  made  on  the  academic  staff  in  the  post  of 
Assistant Professor or above or if the appointment is made on the non-academic staff in any cadre, the 
maximum of the pay-scale for which is the same or higher than that of an Assistant Professor; and  

(b) by the Director, in any other case. 

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31. Power to make Statutes.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Statutes may provide for all 

or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) the formation of departments of teaching and other academic units; 

(b) the institution of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes;  

(c)  the  classification  of  posts,  terms  of  office,  method  of  appointment,  powers  and  duties  and 
other  terms  and  conditions  of  service  of  the  officers  of  the  Institute  including  the  Chairperson,  the 
Director, the Registrar and such other officers as may be declared as officers of the Institute by the 
Statutes;  

(d) the constitution, powers and duties of the authorities of the Institute referred in clause (c) of 

section 11; 

(e) the delegation of powers vested in the authorities or officers of the Institute;  

(f)  the  code  of  conduct,  disciplinary  actions  thereto  for  misconduct  including  removal  from 
service of employees on account of misconduct and the procedure for appeal against the actions of an 
officer or authority of the Institute;  

(g) the conferment of honorary degrees; 

(h) the establishment and maintenance of halls, residences and hostels; 

(i) the authentication of the orders and decisions of the Executive Council;  

(j) any other matter which by this Act is to be, or may be, provided by the Statutes. 

32. Statutes how to be made.—(1) The first Statutes of the Institute shall be framed by the Central 
Government with the approval of the Visitor, and a copy of the same shall be laid as soon as may be, after 
it is made, before each House of Parliament. 

(2)Without prejudice to the provisions contained in sub-section (1), the Executive Council may, from 
time to time, make new or additional Statutes or may amend or repeal the Statutes in the manner hereafter 
in this section provided.  

(3) A new Statute or addition to the Statutes or any amendment or repeal of a Statute shall require the 
previous  approval  of  the  Visitor  who  may  assent  thereto  or  withhold  such  assent  or  remit  it  to  the 
Executive Council for consideration. 

(4) A new Statute or a Statute amending or repealing an existing Statute shall have no validity unless 

it has been assented to by the Visitor. 

33.  Power  to  make  Ordinances.—Subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act  and  the  Statutes,  the 

Ordinances of the Institute may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) the admission of the students to the Institute; 

(b)  the  reservation  in  admission  to  various  courses  or  programmes  of  the  Institute  for  the 

Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and other categories of persons; 

(c) the courses of study to be laid down for all degrees, diplomas and certificates awarded by the 

Institute; 

(d) the conditions under which students shall be admitted to the degree, diploma and certificate 

courses and to the examinations of the Institute and the eligibility conditions for awarding the same;  

(e) the conditions of award of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions, medals and prizes;  

(f)  the  conditions  and  manner  of  appointment  and  duties  of  examining  bodies,  examiners  and 

moderators; 

(g) the conduct of examinations;  

(h) the maintenance of discipline among the students of the Institute; 

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(i)  the  fees  to  be  charged  for  courses  of  study  in  the  Institute  and  for  admission  to  the 

examinations of degrees of the Institute;  

(j) the conditions of residence of students of the Institute and the levying of the fees for residence 

in the halls and hostels and of other charges; and 

(k)  any  other  matter  which  by  this  Act  or  the  Statute  is  to  be,  or  may  be,  provided  by  the 

Ordinances. 

34. Ordinances how to be made.—(1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, Ordinances shall 

be made by the Academic Council. 

(2) All Ordinances made by the Academic Council shall have effect from such date as it may direct, 
but every Ordinance so made shall be submitted, as soon as may be, to the Executive Council and shall be 
considered by the Executive Council at its next succeeding meeting. 

(3) The Executive Council shall have power by resolution to modify or cancel any such Ordinance 
and such Ordinance shall from the date of such resolution stand modified accordingly or cancelled, as the 
case may be. 

35. Conduct of business by authorities of Institute.—The authorities of the Institute may have their 
own rules of procedure, consistent with the provisions of this Act, the Statutes and the Ordinances for the 
conduct of their own business and that of the committees, if any, appointed by them and not provided for 
by this Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances. 

36. Tribunal of Arbitration.—(1) Any dispute arising out of a contract between the Institute and any 
of  its  employees  shall,  at  the  request  of  the  employee  concerned  or  at  the  instance  of  the  Institute,  be 
referred  to  a Tribunal  of Arbitration  consisting  of  one  member  appointed  by  the  Institute,  one  member 
nominated by the employee, and an umpire appointed by the Visitor.  

(2) The decision of the Tribunal shall be final and shall not be questioned in any court.  

(3)  No  suit  or  proceeding  shall  lie  in  any  court  in  respect  of  any  matter,  which  is  required  by                  

sub-section (1) to be referred to the Tribunal of Arbitration. 

 (4) The Tribunal of Arbitration shall have power to regulate its own procedure.  

(5)  Nothing  contained  in  any  law  for  the  time  being  in  force  relating  to  arbitration  shall  apply  to 

arbitrations under this section. 

CHAPTER VI 

MISCELLANEOUS 

37. Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies.—No act of the Institute or Executive 
Council  or  Academic  Council  or  any  other  body  set  up  under  this  Act  or  the  Statutes,  shall  be  invalid 
merely by reason of— 

(a) any vacancy in, or defect in the constitution thereof; or 

(b) any defect in the election,  nomination or appointment, of a person acting as member thereof; 

or 

(c) any irregularity in its procedure not affecting the merits of the case. 

38.  Grant  of  degrees,  etc.,  by  Institute.—Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  the  University 
Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956) or any other law for the time being in force, the Institute shall 
have power to grant degrees and other academic distinctions and titles under this Act:  

Provided that the nomenclature of any degree to be granted by the Institute shall be notified by the 

University Grants Commission with the prior approval of the Central Government. 

39.  Sponsored  schemes.—Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  this  Act,  whenever  the  Institute 
receives funds from any Government, the University Grants Commission or any other agency including 

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industry  sponsoring  a  research  scheme,  a  consultancy  assignment,  a  teaching  programme  or  a  chaired 
professorship or a scholarship, to be executed or endowed at the Institute,— 

 (a) the amount received shall be kept by the Institute separately from the fund of the Institute and 

utilised only for the purpose of the scheme:  

Provided  that  any  money  remaining  unutilised  under  this  clause  shall  be  transferred  to  the 

endowment fund set up under section 27; and 

 (b)  the  staff  required  to  execute  the  same  shall  be  recruited  in  accordance  with  the  terms  and 

conditions stipulated by the sponsoring organisation with prior approval of the Central Government:  

Provided that the principles laid down in the General Financial Rules, 2005 shall be followed for 

approval of sponsored schemes funded by the Central Government. 

40.  Meetings  of  Academic  Council  and  Finance  Committee.—The  Academic  Council  and  the 
Finance  Committee  shall  meet  at  such  times  and  follow  such  procedure,  in  its  meetings  (including 
quorum at such meetings) as may be provided by the Statutes. 

41. Power  of  Central  Government to  give  directions  to  Institute.—(1) The Central  Government 
may give such directions, as it may deem necessary, to the Institute for the effective administration of this 
Act and the Institute shall comply with such directions.  

(2)  In  case  of  dispute  between  the  Institute  and  the  Central  Government,  in  connection  with  the 
exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions by the Institute under this Act, the decision of the 
Central Government on that dispute, shall be final. 

42. Protection of action taken in good faith.—No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against 
any officer or employee of the Institute for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in 
pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act, the Statutes or the Ordinances. 

43. Power  to  make rules.—(1) The  Central  Government  may,  by  notification,  make  rules  to  carry 

out the provisions of this Act. 

 (2)  In  particular  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  foregoing  power,  such  rules  may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—  

 (a) the form and manner in which the books of account of the Institute shall be maintained under 

sub-section (1) of section 28;  

(b) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed. 

44.  Statutes,  Ordinances  and  notifications  to  be  published  in  Official  Gazette  and  to  be  laid 
before  Parliament.—(1)  Every  rule  made  by  the  Central  Government  and  every  Statute  and  every 
Ordinance made or notification issued under this Act shall be published in the Official Gazette.  

(2)  Every  rule  made  by  the  Central  Government,  every  Statute  and  every  Ordinance  made  or 
notification issued under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of 
Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session 
or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the 
session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the Statute, 
Ordinance or notification or both Houses agree that the Statute, Ordinance or notification should not be 
made or issued, the Statute, Ordinance or notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified 
form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be 
without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that Statute, Ordinance or notification.  

(3)  The  power  to  make  the  Statutes,  Ordinances  or  notifications  shall  include  the  power  to  give 
retrospective  effect  from  a  date  not  earlier than  the  date of commencement  of this  Act, to the  Statutes, 
Ordinances,  notifications  or  any  of  them  but  no  retrospective  effect  shall  be  given  to  any  Statute, 
Ordinance or notification so as to prejudicially affect the interests of any person to whom such Statute, 
Ordinance or notification may be applicable. 

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45. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of 
this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions 
or give such directions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appears it to be necessary or 
expedient for removing the difficulty:  

Provided that no order shall be made under this section after the expiry of two years from the date of 

commencement of this Act.  

(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each 

House of Parliament. 

46. Transitional provisions.—Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act,— 

(a)  the  Advisory  Board  and  the  Executive  Council  of  the  existing  Institute  functioning  as  such 
immediately  before the  commencement  of  this  Act  shall  continue  to  so  function  until  an  Executive 
Council  is  constituted  for  the  Institute  under  this  Act,  but  on  the  constitution  of  a  new  Executive 
Council  under  this  Act,  the  members  of  the  Advisory  Board  and  Executive  Council  holding  office 
before such constitution shall cease to hold office; and 

(b)  until  the  first  Statutes  and  the  Ordinances  are  made  under  this  Act,  the  Statutes  and  the 
Ordinances  of  the  existing  Institute,  or  notification  as  in  force,  immediately  before  the 
commencement  of  this  Act,  shall  continue  to  apply  to  the  Institute  in  so  far  as  they  are  not 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. 

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